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New coverage for Woodend
Woodend has new mobile coverage from a Telstra mobile base station on the top of the Coles supermarket in High Street. Telstra’s regional engagement manager and local resident, Marcus Swinburne, said the base station would improve Telstra’s 4G coverage and capacity and bring new 5G services in the central and southern parts of Woodend. “Telstra…
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Record breaker at Rock
Bill WestHeavyweight jockey Arron Lynch re-wrote the record books in stunning fashion by riding the first five winners at the Hanging Rock race meeting on New Year’s Day. It was a race day where ‘Lynch Law’ reigned supreme, with three of Arron’s five winners being trained at Murray Bridge in South Australia by his older…
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Truck driver suffers burns
A truck driver suffered significant burns after his truck caught fire at Kyneton last Tuesday. Ten CFA brigades were called to the scene on Kyneton-Metcalfe Road as fire ferociously burnt through hay being transported by the truck. The road was closed to traffic for several hours as emergency services worked to extinguish the blaze. Flames…
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Six races at the Rock
Bill West Everything is in readiness for the time-honoured New Year’s Day race meeting at Hanging Rock tomorrow. Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club will stage a six-event meeting, with the first race at 1.40pm. While the popular mini-marquees have sold out, general admission tickets are available online or at the gate on Sunday from…
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Reducing the risk of flooding
A permanent levee is being built at the Castlemaine zone substation as part of Powercor’s major program of work to reduce the risk of flooding affecting electricity supplies. Powercor crews have begun constructing a two-metre-high permanent levee on land just outside the zone substation site, near Campbells Creek. Work is expected to be completed by…
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Flying scholarship lands
The Kyneton Aero Club flying scholarship will launch in 2023 to support young people with a demonstrated interest in aviation. A seed donation from the estate of member Colin McAvoy and support from current club members made the scholarship possible. The program is open to new students and people who have already begun flight training,…
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Sharing knowledge across time
“Dear 2072” begins the inscription that will sit beside the time capsule buried last week at Kyneton Primary School. “This time capsule holds a snapshot of the natural treasures of the Greenhill to Black Hill biolink in 2022. We share our knowledge of this time, to help inform the future. “It is our hope that…
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Next generation recycling
Castlemaine Secondary College has teamed up with The Good Op Shop on an exciting environmental project – reusing plastic bottle lids. The Good Op Shop, a local charity that sells secondhand goods to raise money for conservation projects, is keen to fund new ways to reuse waste that was destined for landfill, especially among school…
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Rural land plan axed
Macedon Ranges Shire Council has axed its controversial draft Rural Land Use Strategy. Councillors voted unanimously in support of a recommendation not to progress the strategy last week following 177 community submissions. The strategy proposed a swathe of rural land changes including rezoning large areas of farmland that would restrict primary producers who wish to…
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Firefighting and parenthood
Newham Fire Brigade has an open-door policy when it comes to volunteering and its members are going above and beyond to welcome a young family into the brigade. The Rush family are Newham’s newest volunteers and their baby Jack is also getting involved. Renee Rush grew up in Newham and has recently moved back to…
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Bridge back on agenda
Jade Jungwirth The highly controversial Froomes Road Bridge is once again on the agenda of tonight’s Mount Alexander Shire Council meeting. At the beginning of 2020 the council resolved to award the contract for the bridge’s replacement, but after receiving negative feedback from residents and a petition with 1300 signatures, the council temporarily suspended awarding…
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Fook Shing’s golden glow
Fook Shing is growing the golden glow of Kyneton’s foodie finest on Piper Street. The Southeast Asian inspired restaurant has topped the state as Best Value Venue in the 2022 Golden Plate Awards. A finalist in four categories including Peoples Choice and Best Casual Dining, the venue was also highly commended for Best List of…